James Charles Doesn't Still Want To Be a Beauty Influencer at 70

James Charles is opening up about the toxicity of cancel culture in his new feature with Paper magazine, months after he was “cancelled” himself.

The 20-year-old beauty influencer came under fire following Tati Westbrook‘s accusations and comtiplated not returning to YouTube.

“I could’ve easily continued to fuel the fire and thrown back a million other accusations,” James shared with the magazine. “We chose to keep it to the facts and really work on addressing the issues at hand with my fanbase that I knew I needed to clear up, rather than just creating more fight.”

He adds, “Everybody was just gonna go down. The online community, especially in the beauty space, is already suffering a lot in terms of drama. The last thing I wanted to do was add to that.”

James also address whether he’d still be doing this when he’s older.

“If I am sitting here until I’m 70 years old, blending my eyeshadow and filming tutorials, please, somebody unplug my camera and kick me out,” he adds.

However, he’s open to explore singing along with “tour opportunities, filming bigger-scale projects or production.”